Tool box

ABSTRACT

A tool box includes a case, a partition pivotally coupled in the case movable to a protrusive and conical manner and a upper lid coupled on one side wall of the case for opening or closing. The partition has a second plate which has one end pivotally coupled on one end of the case, and a first plate which has a pulling bar at the bottom of one end thereof to move the first plate and the second plate in the protrusive and conical manner. The case has slots on the bottom side of another end thereof with a first latch member and a second latch member formed on the upper edge to anchor the pulling bar on a flattened position and a moved position.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a tool box that has a partition withone end pivotally coupled on one end of the box and an opposing endcoupled with a pulling bar on the bottom thereof that is movable to pushand raise the partition in a protrusive manner to facilitate fetching oftools and is hangable to a wall when not in use to save space.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Conventional tool boxes generally have a plurality of different troughsor housing compartments in a case to hold tools or tool heads. Problemsoften occur when they are in use or carried, notably:

1. The conventional tool box has fixed troughs in varying forms. Thetools or tool heads have to be removed or stored on fixed location. Itis inconvenient and wastes time. The tool box also must have a certainspace size to accommodate the fixed troughs. As a result, the tool boxis not easy to carry, and searching tools or tool heads takes a lot oftime.

2. Another type of conventional tool box has housing compartments orpartitioned spaces to hold the tools or tool heads. The tools or toolheads are cluttered in the tool box. Fetching the required tools isdifficult, and searching time increases and people's working efficiencydecreases. Moreover, the tool box has some specific size requirements.In the situations in which the worker has to climb to a higher or steeplocation to work, the tool box cannot be carried. Operation becomes moredifficult and troublesome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the aforesaid disadvantages, the present invention aims toprovide a tool box that has a pulling bar movable to push a first plateand a second plate of a partition to a protrusive manner to facilitatefetching of tools or tool heads, and also save tool searching time.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a tool box that hasthe second plate of the partition pivotally coupled on one end of thetool box and the first plate of the partition having a pulling barlocated on the bottom of one end thereof. The tool box has a slot oneach of two side walls with a first latch member and a second latchmember located thereon engageable with the pulling bar to anchor theflattened or moved partition to facilitate tool fetching.

Another object of the invention is to provide a round aperture on thetool box and a upper lid for hanging on a hanger so that the tool boxmay be carried as desired regardless of the working conditions andenvironments to improve working efficiency, and reduce searching timefor the tools or tool heads, and working time, and also may be hung on awall through a hanger to use space more effectively.

The foregoing, as well as additional objects, features and advantages ofthe invention will be more readily apparent from the following detaileddescription, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 1B is a cross section taken on line 1B-1B of FIG. 1A.

FIG. 1C is a cross section taken on line 1C-1C of FIG. 1A.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the invention holding tools in aprotrusive manner.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the invention with the partition in amoved condition.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the invention equipped with a hanger.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the invention hung on a wall.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Please referring to FIGS. 1A, 1B and 1C, the tool box 1 according to theinvention mainly includes a case 10, a partition 11 and a upper lid 12.

The case 10 has a first side wall 100 coupling with the upper lid 12, asecond side wall 101 on the opposite side with a latch bore 102 formedin the center, one end with stubs 103 and retaining lugs 1030 locatedthereon, and another end with slots 104 formed on two sides. The stubs103 are pivotally coupled with the partition 11. The slots 104 haverespectively a first latch member 105 and a second latch member 106formed on the upper edge in a bulged manner to form a first latch notch107 and a second latch notch 108 at two ends of the slot 104. One sideof the case 10 has a first aperture 109 to hang on a hanging bar 30 of ahanger 3 (referring to FIGS. 4 and 5).

The partition 11 has a flute 110 in the center to divide the partition11 into a first plate 111 and a second plate 112. The second plate 112has two holes 1120 on one side to couple with the stubs 103. On the topsurface of the first plate 111 and the second plate 112, there arecorresponding first holding spacers 113 and second holding spacers 114that have troughs 115 and 116 formed on the upper end alternately. Thetroughs 115 and 116 are interposed by smaller notches 1150 and 1160 tohold the handgrips 20 and 20 a of tools 2 and 2 a in a staggered manner(referring to FIG. 2). One bottom edge of the first plate 111 has apulling bar 117 engageable with the first latch notch 107 and the secondlatch notch 108 to anchor the partition 11 in a flattened position or amoved position.

The upper lid 12 is hollow and has two pair of corresponding side 120,121, 122 and 123. The first side 120 is coupled with the first side wall100 of the case 10 to allow the upper lid 12 to be opened or closed. Thesecond side 121 has a plate 124 extended downwards in the center to forma coupling member 125 mating the latch bore 102 of the case 10. The lid12 further has a second aperture 126 formed on one side corresponding tothe first aperture 109 of the case to couple with the hanging bar 30 ofthe hanger 3 (referring to FIGS. 4 and 5).

Refer to FIGS. 1A and 2, for assembly, pivotally couple the holes 1120of the second plate 112 with the stubs 103 of the case 10, wedge thepulling bar 117 of the first plate 111 in the slot 104 in the firstlatch notch 107 to be latched by the first latch member 105 to flattenthe partition 11 for holding the tools when not in use. Move the pullingbar 117 to the second latch notch 108 and latched by the second latchmember 106 to push and anchor the partition 11 in a protrusive manner tofacilitate tool fetching when in use. Hence the partition 11 may beraised to make fetching of the tools easier when in use or flattened tohold the tools in a storing condition when not in use by moving thepulling bar 117 in the slot 104 and anchoring on desired locations.

Referring to FIG. 2, the handgrips 20 and 20 a of tools 2 and 2 a may beheld in a staggered manner on the alternated troughs 115 and 116 of theholding spacers 113 and 114 on the first and second plates 111 and 112.When the first and second plates 111 and 112 are flattened in the case10, the pulling bar 117 is wedged in the first latch notch 107 andlatched by the first latch member 105 to anchor the first and secondplates 111 and 112 in the case 10.

Referring to FIG. 3, when in use and the operator wants to fetch tools 2and 2 a held on the first and second plates 111 and 112, open the upperlid 12, move the pulling bar 117 away from the first latch notch 107 andthe first latch member 105, move the pulling bar 117 towards the secondlatch notch 108. As the stubs 103 at one end of the case 10 serve as theturning axis, the first plate 111 and the second plate 112 may be pushedto become a protrusive and conical manner with the edge of the secondplate 112 bucking against the retaining lugs 1030 until the pulling bar117 sliding through the slot 104 and wedged in the second latch notch108 and latched by the second latch member 106 and anchored. The handgrips 20 and 20 a of the tools 2 and 2 a held in a staggered manner inthe alternated troughs 113 and 114 and notches 1150 and 1160 may befetched readily for use without much searching or fumbling. Hence idlingtime is reduced and working efficiency improves.

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, the apertures 109 and 126 formed on the case10 and upper lid 12 may be coupled with the hanging bar 30 extended froma lower side of the hanger 3. The hanger 3 may be hung on a wall 4, orbe hung on a construction site or on the belt of operator when in use.It is easy to carry and dispose, and can save a lot of time for theoperator.

In summary, the invention, by moving the pulling bar 117 in the slot 104to wedge in the first latch notch 107 and second latch notch 108, andlatched by the first latch member 105 and second latch member 106,allows the first plate 111 and second plate 112 to be anchored on aflattened position or a protrusive and conical position in the case 10to facilitate selection and fetching of the tools 2 and 2 a. It providessignificant improvements over the conventional tool boxes.

1. A tool box comprising a case, a partition pivotally coupled in thecase movable to a protrusive and conical manner and a upper lid couplingon a first side wall of the case; wherein the partition has a secondplate which has one end pivotally coupled on one end of the case and afirst plate which has a pulling bar on the bottom of another end movableto push the first plate and the second plate to the protrusive andconical position, the case having slots on the bottom side of anotherend that have respectively a first latch member and a second latchmember to anchor the pulling bar on a flattened position and a movedposition.
 2. The tool box of claim 1, wherein the case has a second sidewall opposing the first side wall forming a latch bore in the center,and stubs and retaining lugs located on the one end thereof.
 3. The toolbox of claim 2, wherein the first latch member and the second latchmember are spaced from two ends of the slot to form respectively a firstlatch notch and a second latch notch.
 4. The tool box of claim 2,wherein the case has a first aperture in the center of one side to hangon a hanging bar of a hanger.
 5. The tool box of claim 1, wherein thepartition has a flute in the center to divide the partition into thefirst plate and the second plate, the second plate having two holes onone side to couple with the stubs of the case.
 6. The tool box of claim5, wherein the first plate and the second plate have respectively firstholding spacers and second holding spacers that have troughs alternatelyformed thereon, every two neighboring troughs are interposed by asmaller notch.
 7. The tool box of claim 5, wherein the pulling bar islatched in the first latch notch at the flattened position and latchedin the second latch notch at the moved position.
 8. The tool box ofclaim 1, wherein the upper lid has a hollow interior and two pairs ofopposing sides, one side being coupled with the first side wall of thecase, another side has a plate extended downwards from the centerthereof.
 9. The tool box of claim 8, wherein the plate has a couplingmember on an outer side mating the latch hole of the case.
 10. The toolbox of claim 8, wherein the upper lid has a second aperturecorresponding to the first aperture of the case to hang on a hanging barof a hanger.